The Arthurian Way of Death: The English Tradition (Arthurian Studies, 74) ISBN-13: 9781843842088

ISBN-13: 9781843842088

Binding: Hardcover

Author: Cherewatuk, Karen

Details: The motif of death and dying traced through over a thousand years of the English Arthurian tradition.

It is arguably the tragic end to Arthurs kingdom which gives the myth its exceptional resonance and power. The essays in this volume explore the presentation of death and dying in Arthurian literature and film produced in Englandand America from the middle ages to the modern day. Authors, texts and topics covered include Geoffrey of Monmouth, the chronicle tradition, and the alliterative Morte Arthure; Gawain and the Green Knight, Ywain and Gawain, the stanzaic Morte Arthur, and Malorys Morte Darthur; Tennysons Idylls, Pyles retelling of the myth for American children, David Jones, T.H. White, Donald Barthelme, Rosalind Miles and Parke Godwin. Featured films include Knight Rider, Excalibur, First Knight, and King Arthur.

CONTRIBUTORS: Sian Echard, Edward Donald Kennedy, Karen Cherewatuk, Michael W. Twomey, K. S. Whetter, Thomas Crofts, MichaelWenthe, Lisa Robeson, Cory James Rushton, Janina P. Traxler, James Noble, Julie Nelson Couch, Samantha Rayner, Kevin J. Harty

Release Date: 19-11-2009

Package Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches

Languages: English

Part Number: 4 black and white

Edition: Illustrated

Features:

• Used Book in Good Condition

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 278